{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-82-008","title":"Vaden, Eickenroht, Thompson, Bednar & Jamison — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1982-05-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-82-008 response to Vaden, Eickenroht, Thompson, Bednar & Jamison concerning 192.273.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-82-008.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-82-008.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-82-008","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1982/PI82008.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nMay 14, 1982\nMr. Jennings B. Thompson\nVaden, Eickenroht, Thompson, Bednar & Jamison\nAttorneys at Law\nOne Riverway, Suite 2420\nHouston, TX 77056\nDear Mr. Thompson:\nAdministrator Ray Barnhart, Federal Highway Administration, has asked us to respond to your\nletter of April 12 to him which was accompanied by a letter of April 5 from Major Butler\nconcerning the SURE-LOCK mechanical joint.\nSpecifically, Mr. Butler's letter requested a review of test data from Southwestern Laboratories to\ndetermine whether or not the joint complies with §192.273 of Part 192, Title 49 of the Code of\nFederal Regulations, a general safety standard for joining pipe by means other than welding. The\nreport from Southwestern Laboratories includes data on hydrostatic tests and tensile tests with\nGrade B ERW pipe, and states that the test results meet American Petroleum Institute\nrequirements. It appears that the connection is capable of producing a joint that can withstand the\ncontraction and expansion forces and external and internal loads mentioned in §192.273(a), and\nthat it is gastight as required by §192.273(b). However, actual compliance with §192.273 would\ndepend on proper installation of the connection by a pipeline operator or his contractor under field\nconditions, a matter which we cannot judge based upon the test results alone.\nOur determination whether the mechanical joint meets §192.273 is not necessary for Mr. Butler to\nmarket the product. This standard is written in performance language, allowing the pipeline\noperator flexibility in choosing the best joining methods to achieve pipeline safety. It is not our\npolicy to endorse proprietary methods or products that meet the applicable requirements of the\nFederal standards. The selection and use of particular joining methods are ultimately the pipeline\noperator's responsibility.\nWe hope this answers your request. If you need further clarification of the Department's pipeline\nsafety regulations or their enforcement, you may wish to contact Melvin A. Judah, Acting\nAssociate Director for Pipeline Safety Regulation, Materials Transportation Bureau (MTB),\ntelephone number\n202-426-2392, or Robert F. Aubry, Chief of the MTB Southwest\ndal\\192\\273\\82-05-14\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nRegional Office of Operations and Enforcement, telephone number 713-226-5476.\nSincerely,\nHoward Dugoff\ndal\\192\\273\\82-05-14\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":2371}